From the recording Bethlehem, Just a Tiny Town
In the Bleak Midwinter 3:49
Lyrics Christina Rossetti 1872
Rick Thigpen - bass guitar, fretless bass
Ellen Story - violin
Andrew Lienhard - piano
George Matranga - strings
Bubba Chambers, lead vocals, drums, percussion
Lyrics
IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER
In the bleak mid-winter, frosty winds made moan
Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone
Snow had fallen snow on snow, snow on snow on snow
In the bleak midwinter, long ago
Angels and archangels may have gathered there
Cherubim and Seraphim rising on the air
But his mother Mary in her maiden bliss
Worshiped the Beloved with a tender kiss
Heaven cannot hold Him nor earth sustain
Heaven and earth shall flee away when He comes to reign
What then can I give Him, poor as I am
If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb
If I were a wise man, I would do my part
Yet what can I give Him I must give my heart